Chávez Invests Millions in "Misión Música"

Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez has announced the creation of "Mision Musica", a scheme aimed at bringing tuition and musical instruments to a million of Venezuela’s poorest children .

So far thousands of children with full support of their parents have signed up for the scheme which is seen by many as a way out of poverty and crime .

The announcement comes following the success of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra project which received rapturous acclaim in the UK and has led to a system which is now being copied around the world.